Contains the biographies of interesting people who were of significance to the Netherlands from 1780 to 2000. From the lawyer Simon van der Aa to the music educator Bernardus Zweers. Each biography contains an overview of important sources and literature on the person described. For those who are interested in biographies and the history of the Netherlands.

Biographical information about well-known and lesser-known people from Dutch history. The descriptions come from existing reference books about people who are no longer alive. From Willem van der Aa to Frederik van Zyrik. For those interested in Dutch history.

Encyclopedia with biographical summaries of remarkable women from Dutch history and overseas territories. Covers 15 centuries and is searchable by alphabet and category. Previously appeared in print form as 1001 women from Dutch history. For the (hobby) historian and anyone interested in women's history.

Website with nearly 80,000 historical documents from the early 17th to the middle of the 19th century. Mainly contains letters written by people from all walks of life from throughout Europe, America and Asia. Interesting for researchers, historians, teachers, students and librarians.

German-language encyclopedia on the Middle Ages (300-1500). Search over 36,000 lemmas for information about fictional characters, religion, dynasties and more. For example, journey from the explanation of 'a priori' to the principality of Zahumlje. The lemmas are written in German, but searches using English keywords are possible. Especially for medievalists.

Source with more than 22,000 biographical outlines of major Dutch figures up to 1910. Contains biographical information, such as genealogical data, art historical information and descriptions of the lives of the people. Biographical outlines have previously appeared in print. Interesting resource for humanities scholars, journalists and genealogists.

Oxford University Press online resource with over 60,000 biographies of influential, famous and notorious individuals from British history. From Benjamin Britten to John Lennon, from Cromwell to Thatcher, from Dickens to Roald Dahl. A must for anyone who wants to know more about the people who have shaped Great Britain.

Multimedia encyclopedia of proper names from Dutch-language literary texts from the late Middle Ages (up to circa 1600). Find information about people, animals, fantasy figures, houses, weapons and much more. Proper names are indexed (name x appears in text y in place z) and identified (who is who, what lies where?). Reference for literary and historical research.